On 7 Nov 2005 15:24:16 -0800, "UNIVERSAL MIND"
wrote:

well I got it running- turned out the locking nut on the points
adjustment screw, needs to be snug against the block while adjusting-
or it won't set the gap properly- once I snugged up the nut a bit, then
set gap, it got spark back, started, and ran

other problems surfaced- the cylinder head was leaking compression from
one bolt head- I removed the head, cleaned the surfaces, and
reinstalled with sealer on the old gasket- fixed that.

now intermittently, the spark just goes away and the engine stalls- I

??? Bad spark plug wire? I've never heard of anyone replacing such
a wire on a small engine, but...

Run it in the dark and make sure the spark isn't leaking out of the
wire, at least in places you can see.

A friend had a car like that once. It was daytime, but not bright,
and after I looked for a while, I saw a teeny spark between two
adjacent sparkplug wires, or a wire and a bracket or the block. I
forget.. Each time I saw the spark, the engine missed. But it didn't
happen every cycle.


believe this is a prime candidate for an electronic conversion- by what
I'm hearning now, it requires the flywheel to be sent to Briggs and
repolarized ? They do that for free, but shipping cost and time
involved.

for how much I use this machine, maybe new points/condenser would do
the trick


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